How To: Oversized Hoop "Mobile"

We've seen the humble embroidery hoop serve as nursery decor before, but never on such a large scale. Lino's parents, David and Lorena, took the concept even further by silkscreening animals onto small pieces of fabric using glow-in-the-dark white paint. At night, the creatures serve as "friendly ghosts" who watch over Lino while he sleeps.

The three creatures -- dubbed Manolo el Mono, Leopoldo el León and Pepe el Pez -- were drawn by David (a designer by trade), who then transferred them to selected pieces of patterned fabric for silkscreening. Other hoops sport fabric, minus the animals. The hoops were suspended from the ceiling at different heights.

See more photos of Lino's beautiful nursery on Flickr.

Via Inspiring Mama

Comments (10)

OK, wow -- can I sleep there?? Very cool!

posted by mere1975 on August 20th 2009 at 1:38pm
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P.S.
The monkey's male, eh?

posted by mere1975 on August 20th 2009 at 1:47pm
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Wow, that is so cool! What wonderful visual stimulation for any baby. A very lucky baby.

posted by lucy17dog on August 20th 2009 at 2:15pm
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Dust catchers. No thanks.

posted by BlueLM on August 20th 2009 at 3:27pm
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love this! best "mobile" i have seen yet!

posted by jackied302 on August 20th 2009 at 4:11pm
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I LOOOOVE this! I might just have to make my own version of it.

posted by girlwithgreencard on August 20th 2009 at 5:55pm
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Top marks for creativity! However, as beautiful as it looks, I fear the child may be over-stimulated ...? Plus, I also agree that they will catch a lot of dust!

posted by smbumblebee on August 20th 2009 at 6:15pm
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Love this idea, but am far too lazy to keep up with the dust that would settle on them. Looks amazing, though!

posted by donnafergie on August 20th 2009 at 7:47pm
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I like it! I might try something similar in my daughter's room. You could probably make something really interesting for grownup rooms, too, if you used more adult patterns/fabrics.

posted by Brandyjane on August 22nd 2009 at 10:26am
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Very cute room, I do agree about the dust, I wouldn't have cut that down to a small area instead of the entire ceiling...I love the chaise in the nursery and who would think that intense yellow would look that good.

posted by boxerchick on August 22nd 2009 at 4:18pm
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